It is no secret that the investment banking interview process is incredibly competitive. What may be surprising is that there is actually a well-defined sequence of steps one can take to dramatically improve chances of receiving an offer. In this article we provide an overview of the process, as well as the most common...

Last week I had a chance to sit down with my friend Jared Millman for his new podcast series Dissecting Success. We spent about an hour talking about how I made the decision to leave JP Morgan and start Wall street Prep. Here's the blurb and link to the podcast - enjoy! Matan Feldman tells us how...

FINRA fined 10 large investment banks $43.5m for "failing to shield analysts from pressure to promote stocks," specifically claiming that the "investment banks promised favorable research to Toys “R” Us Inc. and its private-equity owners in 2010 to win roles in its initial public offering." Read full article here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-11/finra-fines-10-wall-street-firms-over-analysts-ipo-pitches.html

If you are curious about exit options after investment banking, Dealbook has given us some numbers for 2014. 36% of junior investment bankers who started two-year jobs in 2012 have now joined private equity firms, while only 27.5% stayed in the same group at their bank. Read the full post here.

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In our LBO courses, our students learn that private equity investors have 3 strategies that they can deploy to exit their investments – 1) sell the investment company to a strategic or financial acquirer; 2) take the company public; or 3) recapitalize their investment, which involves paying themselves a dividend and financing it via...

With M&A league tables serving as a constant barometer (they can be found in every single pitchbook) of investment banks' success and activity in advising their clients, it's not totally surprising that several investment banks decided to forego fees in exchange for advisory deal recognition. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Said to Swap Fees for Deal...

NEW YORK, NY January 22, 2014 MasterStreet (www.masterstreet.com) and Wall Street Prep (www.wallstreetprep.com) are pleased to announce a new partnership that will make Wall Street Prep’s financial modeling classes available to professionals through MasterStreet’s free search engine and booking platform for business, technology, and design classes and training.